contemporary art

Memories Can’t Wait

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Memories Can’t Wait asks: How, in the face of the challenges Levi-Strauss mentions, can image-making sustain critical consciousness? How can personal memory and imagination in the absence of verifiable narratives create new meaning? Is there urgency in weaving personal accounts into political and historic narratives, if so how does it manifest? How can artists build an archive that honors the time-sensitive and ephemeral nature of their work? How can these methods inform the ways that history gets recorded?

disobedience archive

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What matters in Disobedience is not so much an “alliance” between activist demands and artistic practices in order to achieve common goals, it is more that of a common space or a common base that is emerging. This space is not clearly defined, thus making it impossible to draw a precise line between forces and signs, between language and labor, between intellectual production and political action.

THIS UNCOMFORTABLE, TROUBLESOME, CONDITIONAL RELEVANCE OF ART IN PUBLIC SPACE

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The symposium entitled “THIS UNCOMFORTABLE, TROUBLESOME, CONDITIONAL RELEVANCE OF ART IN PUBLIC SPACE | In Search for a Possible Paradigm” will be held in the industrial space of Fabryka Batycki in The Lower Town district of Gdansk, in a building situated just round the corner from Laznia Centre for Contemporary Art on 23-24 November 2012. This historical district is undergoing revitalisation process and it’s also the area where The Outdoor Gallery of The City of Gdansk project is realised by Laznia CCA.

Truth is concrete. A 24/7 marathon camp on artistic strategies in politics and political strategies in art. 21/09 – 28/09/2012, Graz

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“Truth is concrete” purposely ignores many of the borders, conflicts and resentments. Art is not activism, and activism is not art. But the common ground, the shared space is large and important. It offers a chance for art to be engaged, connected and relevant. And it offers activism a chance not to get stuck in ideology, routine and functionarism, a chance to stay unpredictable and sharp. “Truth is concrete” takes a close look at what happens where the differences between art and activism lose importance.